incorporating options to minimize the environmental footprints of a cleanup
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- Join the current online dialogue of EPA's OSWER Discussion Forum
- What green remediation practices have you seen put to good use?
- What practices do you think should be used more often?
- July 12th Internet seminar on US and EU Perspectives on Green and Sustainable Remediation
- More conferences & training...
Featured Site-Specific Profile of Green Remediation in Action *Updated*
Capture and conversion of waste gas to electricity at the Operating Industries, Inc. (OII) Landfill Superfund site in Monterey Park, CA, since 2002 has achieved a cumulative net savings of more than $647,000 for site cleanup. Over seven years of operation, OII microturbines generated more than 15,000 MWh of electricity equivalent to a $21,000 retail electricity purchase each month.
Aligning with National Goals
Learn about executive orders, requirements, and guidance on energy and water management, green purchasing, and environmental stewardship
GR Technology Primer (PDF)
(56 pp, 814K):
Incorporating Sustainable
Environmental Practices into
Remediation of Contaminated Sites
GR Best Management Practices
- An introduction (PDF) (2 pp, 141K)
- Excavation and surface restoration (PDF) (4 pp, 238K)
- Site investigation (PDF) (4 pp, 179.12K)
- Pump and treat technologies (PDF) (8 pp, 224.95K)
- Bioremediation (PDF) (4 pp, 175.72K) *New*
- Soil Vapor Extraction & Air Sparging (PDF) (4 pp, 130.76K) *New*
Upcoming Topics (PDF) (1 pg, 111.17K)
in the field
- Principles for Greener Cleanups
- Superfund Green Remediation Strategy
- Region 1 Clean and Green Policy for Contaminated Sites (PDF) (1 pg, 379.44K)
- Region 2 Clean & Green
- Region 3 Greener Cleanup and Sustainable Reuse Policy (PDF) (2 pp, 998.17K)
- Region 4 Clean and Green Policy (PDF) (2 pp, 732.22K)
- Region 5 Greener Cleanups
- Region 6 Clean and Green Policy (PDF) (2 pp, 55.81K)
- Region 7 Interim Greener Cleanup Policy (PDF) (2 pp, 1.5MB)
- Region 8 Clean and Green Policy (PDF) (2 pp, 565.59K)
- Region 9 Greener Cleanups
- Region 10 Clean & Green
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Need technical assistance with using the BMPs?
EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) is working with private and public partners to foster the use of best management practices (BMPs) for green remediation at contaminated sites throughout the United States by: documenting the state of BMPs, identifying opportunities for improvement, establishing a community of BMP practitioners, and developing mechanisms and tools to help site cleanup and reuse stakeholders make informed decisions about green cleanup strategies. Questions and comments may be forwarded to Carlos Pachon, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.
